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Mindfulness meditation programs can help reduce severe pain and increase function for older adults with chronic low back pain, according to new research led by the University of Pittsburgh School…

Women from ethnic minorities in the UK are more likely to believe that cancer is incurable and is down to fate than their white counterparts, according to a Cancer Research UK study published in…

Chronic psychosocial and emotional stress has well-documented negative effects upon the human immune system but less is known about the health effects of acute but transitory episodes of stress. Do panic-inducing moments also raise the risk of stress-r…

Sustained stress — such as that experienced in bad marriages or when working for a beastly boss — erodes memory, and the immune system plays a key role, according to a new study.

Losing the ability to fly gave ancient penguins their unique locomotion style. But leaving the sky behind didn’t cause major changes in their brain structure, researchers suggest after examining the skull of the oldest known penguin fossil.

Evidence has been found that genetic influence on cerebral glucose metabolism played a major role in the bilateral parietal lobes and the left temporal lobe of the human brain, while environmental influences after birth dominated in other regions.

Researchers have discovered a new way that white blood cells (neutrophils) defend our brains from infection — they move the microbes from our brains’ blood vessels or vasculature so they can be disposed elsewhere instead of just killing them at the si…

Could the facial appearance of candidates impact the US presidential election?

Using marijuana appears to affect the processing of emotions. Findings suggest that users respond more strongly to negative emotions, but their ability to empathize is reduced.

MRI shows surprising differences in brain structure among adult earthquake survivors with and without post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a new study appearing online in the journal…